DeafDigest Mid-Week edition, February 20, 2014
-- a balloon at a musical concert
Should deaf musical lovers bring balloons to concerts?
These balloons help the deaf feel vibrations. Also even
taking off the shoes to feel vibrations coming through
the floor! There are two risks. First risk is that hearing
people will stare at the deaf, wondering why they are
bringing the balloons? Second, if the balloons pop, there
will be noise, making hearing people angry!
-- a certain sign language that may confuse the police
Why do some police officers get confused if a deaf person
uses sign language or even simple gestures with them?
Because these officers may confuse our ASL with these
gangster sign languages. This is a serious issue and
is not a joke. A deaf person who cannot speak may not
be able to pronounce the word "deaf" and to move
the hand to point to the ear may risk police physical
force.
-- good news from FCC for the deaf, hope so
For years we have been complaining that captions
block the graphics on TV screen - very often we
cannot see the football score or the basketball
score because of these captions. FCC is going
to order that all captions shall not block
these graphics! We need to make sure that FCC's
order is backed by a heavy fine instead of just
a scolding!
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